Assistant to My Contracted Husband

As for Qin Jin, Jian Ran was full of disdain for him... yet her gaze couldn’t help drifting to him on the stage, waiting for the host’s next tricky question.

"Ah... that’s not necessarily true... Company Commander Qin has his own childhood sweetheart."

The people in the military district still loved to speculate endlessly about Qin Jin and Jian Ran.

With the host’s playful remark, everyone couldn’t help looking toward where Jian Ran was sitting. Jian Ran’s lips kept a faint curve, neither sad nor happy, like a pure lily—elegant and delicate.

Qin Jin pressed his thin lips together. His gaze didn’t drift to Jian Ran in the audience as he spoke calmly: "It’s a private matter, don’t get the wrong idea."

Just those six short words denied the relationship and warned the host at the same time.

Jian Ran tugged at the corner of her lips.

Men really are ruthless and efficient, cutting things off so cleanly.

Sister Ping, sitting beside Jian Ran, really couldn’t sit still anymore and said irritably, "Tang Bao, I honestly don’t know what you like about Qin Jin..."

Everyone had thought that Qin Jin and Jian Ran’s relationship was just one tiny step away from naturally falling into place. Now look at that—everything’s been reset back to zero in an instant.

It’s like they’ve really become just-like-siblings now. What the hell is going on.

Jian Ran clenched her small hands, forcing a faint smile at the corners of her mouth.

"Daddy and Mommy ask me that too. Mm, actually a lot of people have asked me the same thing. I’m starting to get blurry about it myself now... I don’t know what it is, just that I really love him, I guess."

"And actually I don’t really understand love that well. After all, I’ve never really loved anyone before. More or less I just know that I like him, that it has to be him. If I have to choose someone to spend the rest of my life with, then it has to be him."

Jian Ran’s voice was gentle, but Sister Ping saw the stubbornness in the girl’s eyes. That streak of stubbornness was just like Xiran’s.

"Ai, you child..."

"Alright, Sister Ping, promise me you won’t tell Daddy and Mommy about what happened today."

"Mm."

Jian Ran was so adorable that Sister Ping really couldn’t bear to refuse her.

...

In fact, Qin Jin’s warning worked. The host really didn’t dare keep making things difficult for him, and just tossed out a few light-hearted gossip questions before letting Qin Jin step off the stage.

When Qin Jin came down from the stage, his dark eyes pretended to glance around unintentionally and fell on where Jian Ran was sitting. Seeing the way the woman’s hands were twisted together like a knot, her beautiful eyes lowered, filled with dim hurt, his dark gaze grew several shades deeper. A dull ache flashed quickly through his eyes, and along with it, his powerful aura turned even colder, like solid ice.

...

After that little episode on stage, everyone thought Qin Jin was just being low-key. Only Jian Ran knew that maybe Qin Jin was trying to tell her something indirectly by doing this.

"Chief, I’m kind of embarrassed to ask Miss Gu for an autograph myself. Could you help me get one? Uh... could she sign something? My girlfriend Yanyan really likes Miss Gu."

"Hm?"

Because his adjutant spoke up, Qin Jin’s gaze fell on the man beside him.

"Ahem... if it’s not possible, then forget it."

Even though Qin Jin was so cold that he made people shiver, the adjutant had been a soldier for many years and was still terribly shy. Just thinking about going up to Jian Ran to ask for an autograph made him tremble more than going onto the battlefield.

"Uh... Chief, please help me out... I haven’t been together with Yanyan for a long time. It’s rare to have a chance to coax her and make her happy. Being a military wife isn’t easy..."

Qin Jin: "..."

Qin Jin’s dark eyes flickered slightly, and the adjutant’s muttered words kept echoing in his ears.

"Actually these years Miss Gu has had it pretty rough. She’s always trying to find ways to come here to see you. Every time you come pick her up, she smiles so brightly, and when she leaves, her tears are always on the verge of falling..."

Qin Jin: "..."

As for what the adjutant said, how could Qin Jin not know.

Qin Jin’s big hand clenched a little tighter. Hearing the adjutant, he pressed his lips together and said, "You talk too much. Mm, if you’re really that idle, I don’t mind sending you to the training field to run three laps as punishment."

"Hehe, no need..."

Because he was so afraid of Qin Jin, the adjutant thought about it and decided to take his little notebook back. Forget it, if he can’t get the autograph, then so be it.

In the past, the Chief and Miss Gu were so close, but now who knows what happened.

Just now the Chief even directly denied having any relationship with Miss Gu.

The adjutant was really puzzled. Obviously he’d just seen the Chief’s room in total disarray today, clearly having been tossed around by Miss Gu...

...

After the performance, there was a celebration banquet. Although it was a bit later than a normal lunch, it was still a buffet-style lunch. Originally, Jian Ran had been dead set on staying as Qin Jin’s family member to join in the fun.